Journal: Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Volume: JBMW 08:2 (Fall 2003)
Article: Annotated Bibliography for Gender Related Books in 2002
Author: Rob Lister

CBMW 8:2 (Fall 03) p. 70

Annotated Bibliography for Gender Related Books in 2002

Compiled and Annotated by

Rob Lister

Managing Editor,
Journal for Biblical Manhood and Womanhood
Louisville, Kentucky

In this issue of the journal we profile some of the most significant gender-related books from 2002. Here is a brief reminder about the categories we are using and our intent in using them. By Complementarian we simply seek to designate an author who recognizes the full personal equality of the sexes, coupled with an acknowledgment of role distinctions in the home and church. By Egalitarian then, we intend to classify evangelical authors who see only undifferentiated equality, i.e. they see no Scriptural warrant for affirming male headship in the home or the church. Under the Non-Evangelical heading, we have classified important secular works as well as books that broach the subject of biblical gender issues from a religious, albeit, non-evangelical point of view. This category also serves as our classification for Liberal scholars wanting to retain some sort of Christian identity. Finally, with respect to the Undeclared heading, we have listed those books that do not give sufficient indication of their fundamental stance for us to classify them more specifically.

Complementarian Authors/Books

Brownback, Lydia. Legacy of Faith: From Women of the Bible to Women of Today. Phillipsburg, N.J.: P&R Publishing, 2002.

Brownback examines the lives of twenty-four women of the Bible, with a view to connecting the lessons of their lives to the challenges that contemporary women face in our own day. She insightfully identifies the principles at work and points out their relevant applications.

Cornes, Andrew. Divorce and Remarriage: Biblical Principles and Pastoral Practice. Ross-shire, Great Britain: Christian Focus, 2002.

After a thorough engagement with the relevant texts, Cornes concludes that divorce is allowable in the case of infidelity but that remarriage should never be considered a viable option. After drawing his conclusions, he then proceeds to an extensive section on pastoral application, wherein he offers suggestions for the ministerial application of this view in local congregations.

DeMoss, Nancy Leigh, ed. Biblical Womanhood in the Home. Wheaton: Crossway, 2002.

DeMoss has edited a very fine collection of essays by several leading female complementarians. The volume is designed to instruct and encourage Christian women in the face of massive cultural opposition to comple-mentarity. Accordingly, the authors unite around a simple but profound theme: God has manifest h...